According to Egyptian beliefs, Khonsu, the moon God, was the child of Ra. Khonsu was usually depicted as a young man in a pose like a mummy, and his uniqueness is his necklace with a crescent shaped piece and his side lock or a long braid of hair on the side of his head, which was symbolic of youth. As a lunar deity, Khonsu was the embodiment of the crescent moon’s light. It was in the later times, that Khonsu came to be regarded as very powerful and was looked as the protector of the pharaohs and also to ward off the evil spirits in the world.